Safety razor kit



July 10, 1956 J. M. BOND 2,753,987

SAFETY RAZOR KIT Filed March 50, 1955 INVENTOR. JAMES M BOND.

WRN EY.

United States Patent SAFETY RAZOR KIT James M. Bond, Baltimore, Md.Application March 30, 1955, Serial No. 498,005

7 Claims. (Cl. 206-16) This invention relates to containers and moreparticularly to a receptacle for holding a safety razor, its blades andother incidental items suitable for shaving functions, as well asaffording a sharpening apparatus in the device. It includes in itsobjects the provision of a new and improved kit to hold a set of safetyrazor requirements in a compact and convenient arrangement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved razorcontainer of light, and strong, structure, and at the same timeeconomical to manufacture.

Another object of this invention is to provide a new and improvedcontainer for holding a razor, blades and blade sharpening device.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent as it is more fully setforth.

For a better understanding of the invention and the objects thereofreference is made to the accompanying drawings, wherein a preferred formis indicated, while the following description outlines its features anddetails of construction, and the scope of the invention is compre hendedin the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a safety razor kit embodying thisinvention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the kit shown in Figure l, with the lidin closed position;

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of a modified form of the invention;and

Figure 4 is a front elevation of Figure 3.

Similar reference numerals refer to throughout the drawings.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a kit consists of top plate 10, which ispreferably flat and smooth. An arcuate wall 11 of convex contour is bentfrom the lateral edges of the plate to form a segmental form of chamber12, which is curved enough to permit the movement of a safety razorblade across it longitudinally and transversely. When suitable abrasivematerial 13 is attached to its concavesurface, it can be employed tosharpen the cutting edges of the blade. The chamber 12 is separated bypartitions 14 extended radially between the plate 10 and wall 11throughout the length of the kit. The end sub-chambers or compartments15 formed serve to contain selected toilet articles used for shaving.The quasitriangular cross-section of the sub-chambers or compartmentsare preferably fitted with boxes 16 holding these articles snugly, sothe kit will have them always available. The boxes 16 are readily pushedout from either end and the articles within them removed and used tosuit the owner. The boxes can be returned to the kit afterwards.

The top plate 10 is depressed in a selected portion of its area to forma longitudinal groove 17 sized to receive and contain the handle of asafety razor. This groove is topped by a larger groove 18 spread out inT-form at one end of it, and adapted to receive and hold the head withblade of the razor. The grooves are not deep enough to encompass morethan half of the razor. This permits the same parts the latter to bereadily picked up when desired. The blades for the razor are held in acorral of rectangular form fenced in perpendicularly on top of the plate10. Its fences 19 are high enough to hold several blades at a timeaccessible as needed for placement in the razor head. A gateway 20 isleft in the front fence of the corral to permit easy access to theblades within. At the rear of the plate 10, a cover 21 is spring hingedand is made with its edges formed with walls deep enough to cover theplate 10, the corral and a safety razor located in the grooves 17 and18. It is optional whether the cover is provided with a catch to hold itdown or not. The short legs 23 are mounted on the exterior of thearcuate wall 11 to keep the kit upright when resting on a flat surfaceand assists the hand in holding it when a blade is sharpened. In themodified form shown in Figures 3 and 4, the general structure is similarto the embodiment indicated in Figures 1 and 2, but instead of the largecover 21, a small lid 24 is provided and spring hinged to the corralfence. This lid 24 covers the blades stored in the corral. The otherfeatures incorporated in the first embodiment are included in thismodification, such as for. sharpening the blades and storing of thearticles in the compartments.

The material of which the device is made can be of metal, glass orplastic, depending on which is commercially available, feasible andwithin the index of cost adapted. By reason of simple structure andavoidance of cubical box-like formation, the number of walls is limitedwithout impairing its strength, while at the same time providing asharpening surface accessible for use yet protected against damage. Theexterior arcuate form of the device enables it to be held convenientlyin one hand while the fingers of the other hand manipulate and pressdown on a blade to be sharpened inside its chamber 12. The device istermed a kit arbitrarily, and refers to the containing parts of thestructure and not necessarily including its contents, since the latterare not part of the invention.

While two forms of the invention have been illustrated in thisapplication, it is not desired to limit it to such forms as it isappreciated that other structures could be designed that would employthe same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A safety razor kit comprising, a flat top plate, an arcuate wall bentunder said plate and connected with the lateral edges thereof, to form adomed chamber, a plurality of partitions extending from the plate tosaid wall to divide the chamber into end compartments and a sharpeningchamber in between, material on the arcuate wall of the chamber providedthereof for sharpening the edge of razor blade, a depression for holdinga safety razor in the plate.

2. A safety razor kit comprising, arcuate wall bent under said plate andconnected with the lateral edges thereof, to form a domed chamber, aplurality of partitions extending from the plate to said wall to dividethe chamber into end compartments and a sharpening chamber in between,material on the arcuate wall of the chamber provided thereof forsharpening the edge of razor blade, a depression for holding a safetyrazor in the plate, said end compartments being longitudinally disposedand arranged to hold toilet items therein for use, and corral disposedon the upper surface of the plate for receiving and containing safetyrazor blades, and a cover over said plate.

3. A safety razor kit comprising, arcuate wall bent under said plate andconnected with the lateral edges thereof, to form a domed chamber, aplurality of partitions extending from the plate to said wall to dividethe chamber into end compartments and a sharpening chamber in between,material on the arcuate wall of the chamber provided thereof forsharpening the a fiat top plate, an

a flat top plate, an

edge of razor blade, a depression for holding a safety razor in theplate, said end compartments being longitudinally disposed and arrangedto hold toilet items therein for use, and corral disposed on the uppersurface of the plate for receiving and containing safety razor blades,and a cover over said plate, said cover being hinged in place andcovering said corral.

4. A safety razor kit comprising a flat top plate, an arcuate wall bentunder said plate and connected with the lateral edges thereof, to form adomed chamber, a plurality of partitions extending from the plate tosaid wall to divide the chamber into end compartments and a sharpeningchamber in between, material on the arcuate wall of the chamber providedthereof for sharpening the edge of razor blade, a depression for holdinga safety razor in the plate, said end compartments being longitudinallydisposed and arranged to hold toilet items therein for use, and corraldisposed on the upper surface of the plate for receiving and containingsafety razor blades, a cover over said plate, said cover being hinged inplace and covering said corral, and resiliently actuated to close.

5. A safety razor kit comprising, a flat top plate, an arcuate wall bentunder said plate and connected with the lateral edges thereof, to form adomed chamber, a plurality of partitions extending from the plate tosaid wall to divide the chamber into end. compartments and a sharpeningchamber in between, material on the arcuate wall of the chamber providedthereof for sharpening the edge of razor blade, a depression for holdinga safety razor in the plate, said end compartments being longitudinallydisposed and arranged to hold toilet items therein for use, and corraldisposed on the upper surface of the plate for receiving and containingsafety razor blades, a cover over said plate, said cover being hinged inplace and covering said corral, resiliently actuated to close, saiddepression for the razor being of T-shape extending over the plate in apredetermined location thereof away from said corral and to a depth toreceive a portion of the razor structure throughout its length.

6. A safety razor kit comprising, a flat top plate, an arcuate wall bentunder said plate and connected with the lateral edges thereof, to form adomed chamber, a

plurality of partitions extending from the plate to said wall to dividethe chamber into end compartments and a sharpening chamber in between,material on the arcuate Wall of the chamber provided thereof forsharpening the edge of razor blade, a depression for holding a safetyrazor in the plate, said end compartments being longitudinally disposedand arranged to hold toilet items therein for use, and corral disposedon the upper surface of the plate for receiving and containing safetyrazor blades, and a cover over said plate, said cover being hinged inplace and covering said corral, and resiliently actuated to close, saiddepression for the razor being of T-shape extending over the plate in apredetermined location thereof away from said corral and to a depth toreceive a portion of the razor structure throughout its length, legs onthe exterior of the arcuate wall to keep the kit erect on a horizontalsurface.

7. A safety razor kit comprising, a flat top plate, an arcuate wall bentunder said plate and connected with the lateral edges thereof, to form adomed chamber, a plurality of partitions extending from the plate tosaid Wall to divide the chamber into end compartments and a sharpeningchamber in between, material on the arcuate wall of the chamber providedthereof for sharpening the edge of razor blade, a depression for holdinga safety razor in the plate, said end compartments being longitudinallydisposed and arranged to hold toilet items therein for use, and corraldisposed on the upper surface of the plate for receiving and containingsafety razor blades, and a cover over said plate, said cover beinghinged in place and covering said corral, resiliently actuated to close,said depression for the razor being of T-shape extending over the platein a predetermined location thereof away from said corral and to a depthto receive a portion of the razor structure throughout its length, legson the exterior of the arcuate wall to keep the kit erect on ahorizontal surface, said chamber and compartments being open at the endsto allow access thereto for the placement and removal of said items.

No references cited.

